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Mansfield, TX vs Novato, CA

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Highlights
- Novato spends 54.7% more per student than Mansfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.1% higher in Novato than in Mansfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Novato had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mansfield
 Mansfield, TXNovato, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Mansfield    15 Reviews

I lived in Mansfield for over 15 years. Now it's so crowded, poor infrastructure, slow trash pick up and house are being built on top of each other. Now they are trying  More

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Over 5 years ago

Be careful moving to this town, they build new houses and schools very close to active gas wells. Over 50 active gas wells in this town, some homes are few hundred feet  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Mansfield about 18 years. It has grown a lot but I believe they’re doing pretty good with keeping up with the number of people except possibly the traffic  More

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Reviews for Novato    9 Reviews

Lush hills, hiking trails, and easy access to both wine country and San Francisco. We love it here.  More

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Over 11 years ago

Novato is a family oriented community located about 20 miles north of the Golden Gate bridge. The quality of life is excellent here assuming your job pays you enough to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We recently moved to a secluded neighborhood in Novato after 25 years in central Marin. While there are fewer restaurants and galleries, we are very pleased with our  More

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